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Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the swift defeat of the Taliban in 2001, American optimism has steadily evaporated in the face of mounting violence; a new \"war of a thousand cuts\" has now brought the country to its knees. \u003cem\u003eIn the Graveyard of Empires\u003c\/em\u003e is a political history of Afghanistan in the \"Age of Terror\" from 2001 to 2009, exploring the fundamental tragedy of America's longest war since Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After a brief survey of the great empires in Afghanistan--the campaigns of Alexander the Great, the British in the era of Kipling, and the late Soviet Union--Seth G. Jones examines the central question of our own war: how did an insurgency develop? Following the September 11 attacks, the United States successfully overthrew the Taliban regime. It established security throughout the country--killing, capturing, or scattering most of al Qa'ida's senior operatives--and Afghanistan finally began to emerge from more than two decades of struggle and conflict. But Jones argues that as early as 2001 planning for the Iraq War siphoned off resources and talented personnel, undermining the gains that had been made. After eight years, he says, the United States has managed to push al Qa'ida's headquarters about one hundred miles across the border into Pakistan, the distance from New York to Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While observing the tense and often adversarial relationship between NATO allies in the Coalition, Jones--who has distinguished himself at RAND and was recently named by \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the \"Best and Brightest\" young policy experts--introduces us to key figures on both sides of the war. 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A longtime veteran of the CIA, Bearden knows the tricks of the trade, the price of honor, the bonds of blood, and the enduring lure of retribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 30-year veteran of the CIA, \u003cb\u003eMilton Bearden\u003c\/b\u003e masterminded and ran the CIA's covert operations in Afghanistan. He was station chief in Pakistan, Moscow, and Khartoum, and trained the Afghan freedom fighters who overthrew the Soviets--many of whom, like Osama bin Laden, have now turned against the United States. He received the Donovan Award and the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the CIA's highest honor. Bearden was born in Oklahoma and spent his childhood in Washington State, where his father worked on the Manhattan Project. 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